Addresses the issue of the rapidly growing number of elderly men entering & serving time in prison. This book examines the emotional, psychological & practical implications of serving a prison sentence late in life & the challenges facing staff working with this prisoner group. It is suitable for those working in the fields of criminology. ...

Martin Scorsese's adaptation of Edith Wharton's scathing account of the tribal customs of the 19th century New York elite. Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis) is betrothed to the demure May Welland (Winona Ryder), a sensible girl who befits his respectable social position. But when May's cousin, the beautiful & sophisticated Countess Olenska (Michelle Pfeiffer), returns from a scandalous divorce in Europe, she provokes a passionate & uncontrollable love in Newl&. With his reputation in the balance, Newland must now choose between following his heart or conforming to social convention. ...

In Cape Town, South Africa, an elderly classics professor writes a letter to her distant daughter, recounting the strange & disturbing events of her dying days. She has been opposed to the lies & brutality of apartheid all her life, but now she finds herself coming face-to-face with its true horrors. ...

Shows the way in which Milton's works interacted with the revolutionary work of his contemporaries in science to participate in the dynamic "advancement of learning" of the time period. This book positions Milton's literature as a coequal partner with the new cosmological theories, mathematical developments, telescopes, & scientific tracts. ...